Studies in Italian Sacred and Instrumental Music in the 17th Century

Contents: Preface; Liturgical Practice and Sacred Music: Liturgical problems in Monteverdi's Marian Vespers; The uses of the sonata da chiesa; The use of instruments in sacred music in Italy 1560-1700; The Violoncello and Other Stringed Instruments: From violone to violoncello: a question of strings?; Terminology for the bass violin in 17th-century Italy; Catline strings revisited; Correlli's heritage: the early bass violin in Italy; The making of gut strings in 18th-century Paris; Further thoughts on the history of strings; Notation and Style: The instrumental music of Giovanni Legrenzi; The instrumental music of Giovanni Legrenzi: style and significance; Brossard's practice concerning the use of accidentals and the continuo in his instrumental music; A formal convention in 17th-century Italien instrumental music; General: The use of instruments in the ensemble canzona and sonata in Italy, 1580-1650; Chronological register of documents concerned with music (1583-1710) in Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo; The interpretation of notation in music for Italian instrumental ensembles in the mid- to late-17th century; Index.